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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)

John ROBINSON 1724

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I John Robinson of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright now carpenter of His Majestie's ship Royal Sovereign being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say in the first place I commend my soul to Almighty God and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my dear and loving wife Anne Robinson and as to my temporal estate and goods I dispose thereof as followeth imprimis all that my leasehold messuage tenement now divided into two habitations with the appurtenances thereto belonging situate lyinf and being in lower Deptford in the said county of Kent and now in the severall occupations of [     ] Davis and Mary Wilson widow and also all that my other leasehold messuage or tenement wherein I now dwell with the appurtenances in the parishes of Chatham or St. Margt. Rchester and now in the occupation of Thomas Craddock and also all that my other leasehold messuage or tenement with the appurtenances now divided into two habitationsin the said parishes of Chatham or St. Margt. or one of them and now in the several occupations of Stephen Hartrup and Alexander Mc Clorklen I give and bequeath unto my said dear and loving wife Ann Robinson to hold unto her my said wife and her assigns for and during so many years of the severall terms of years which I have to come in the said severall messuages as she my said wife Anne shall naturally live she keeping the same in good and sufficient repair and renewing the leases by which I hold the same at the proper times for renewing such leases and immediately from and after my said wife's decease I give and bequeath the same severall leasehold messuages and premises unto my two children Robert Robinson and Anne Robinson and to their executors administrators and assigns equally to be divided between them or in case of the death of one of them before his or her age of one and twenty I givethe whole of the said messuages and premises unto the survivor of them my said two children Robert and Ann and to the executors admers. or assigns of such survivor item all that my other leasehold messuage or tenement with the appurtenances in Chatham or St. Margaret's aforesaid or one of them and now in the occupation of Hezekiah Hargood I give and bequeath unto my son Skinner Robinson and his executors administrators and assigns in such manner as the same is settled upon him by a deed of settlement made by me before my marriage with my now wife item all that my messuage tenement farm lands tenements and heriditaments with their and every of their appurtenances situate lying and being in the parish of Darenth near Dartford in the said county of Kent and now in the tenure or occupation of William Munns I give and devise unto my said loving wife Anne Robinson for and during the term of her naturall life she keeping the same in good and sufficient repair and immediately from and after her decease I give and devise the said messuage farm lands unto my said son Robert Robinson and to his heirs and assignes for ever but if my said son Robert shall depart this life before he attaines the age of one and twenty years then I give and devise the said messuage farm and lands unto my said daughter Anne Robinson and to her heirs and assigns for ever and if both of them my said children Robert and Anne shall depart this life before he or she attain his or her age of one and twenty years then I give and devise the said messuage farm and lands unto my nephew and niece Robert Robinson one of the children of my late brother William Robinson deceased and Jane Nearne the wife of Edward Nearne of Sandwich marriner to hold to them my said nephew and niece Robert Robinson and Jane Nearne and their heirs and assigns for ever as tenants in common and not as joynt tenants item I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Anne Robinson the sum of one hundred pounds out of my personal estate to be paid her by my executrix at my said daughter's age of one and twenty years in case she live to attaine to that age item I give the sume of six pounds to be laid out by my wife in the buying of clothes or other necessaries for my three cousins Robert Anne and Elizabeth Robinson the three children of my said late brother William Robinson deceased and I direct my said wife shall lay out and expend the said six pounds for the purpose aforesaid in one month after my decease item it is my express mind and meaning that my said wife Anne Robinson shall maintaine board clothe educate and bring up my said two children Robert and aAnne Robinson out of the estate and goods which I have herein before and which I shall herein after give unto her my said wife until my said two children Robert and Anne shall severally attaine their age of one and twenty years and I do hereby direct that my said wife shall not charge my said two children or either of them for any such maintenance board clothing or education item all the rest and residue of my goods ready money stock debts credits plate linnen chattells and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever which shall anyways belong to me at the time of my decease after my own just debts funerall expences and charges of proving this my will and other incident charges are paid and satisfied I give and bequeath the sameunto my said dear and loving wife Anne Robinson and to her executors and administrators and her my said wife Anne Robinson I do nominate and appoint full and only executrix of this my said will and I do hereby revoke all former wills and testaments by me at anytime made spoken or published before the publishing of theses presents in witness whereof I the said John Robinson the testator have to this my last will and testament contained in three sheets of paper set my hand and seal to every sheet thereof the thirtieth day of June in the tenth year of the reigne of His Majesty King George over Great Britaine etc. anno domini 1724 Jno. Robinson signed seaed and by the said John Robinson the testator published and declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto J.Grove John Baxter Jno. Sheafe

Proved 2nd September 1724

Note in margin:
On the twenty third day of August 1734, a power was granted to Edward Nearne the administrator, with the will annexed, of Anne Robinson, widow, deceased, whilst living the sole executrix & residuary legatee named in the last will of John Robinson, late of Chatham in the county of Kent, deceased, to administer the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased according to the tenor and effects of the said will left unadministered by the said Anne Robinson now also deceased, being first sworn duly to administer..

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